Psalms 105
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Psalms 105
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O give praise to the Lord; give honour to his name, talking of his doings among the peoples. | Oh give thanks unto Jehovah, call upon his name; Make known among the peoples his doings. |
Let your voice be sounding in songs and melody; let all your thoughts be of the wonder of his works. | Sing unto him, sing praises unto him; Talk ye of all his marvelous works. |
Have glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who are searching after the Lord be glad. | Glory ye in his holy name: Let the heart of them rejoice that seek Jehovah. |
Let your search be for the Lord and for his strength; let your hearts ever be turned to him. | Seek ye Jehovah and his strength; Seek his face evermore. |
Keep in mind the great works which he has done; his wonders, and the decisions of his mouth; | Remember his marvellous works that he hath done, His wonders, and the judgments of his mouth, |
O you seed of Abraham, his servant, you children of Jacob, his loved ones. | O ye seed of Abraham his servant, Ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones. |
He is the Lord our God: he is judge of all the earth. | He is Jehovah our God: His judgments are in all the earth. |
He has kept his agreement in mind for ever, the word which he gave for a thousand generations; | He hath remembered his covenant for ever, The word which he commanded to a thousand generations, |
The agreement which he made with Abraham, and his oath to Isaac; | [The covenant] which he made with Abraham, And his oath unto Isaac, |
And he gave it to Jacob for a law, and to Israel for an eternal agreement; | And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a statute, To Israel for an everlasting covenant, |
Saying, To you will I give the land of Canaan, the measured line of your heritage: | Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, The lot of your inheritance; |
When they were still small in number, and strange in the land; | When they were but a few men in number, Yea, very few, and sojourners in it. |
When they went about from one nation to another, and from one kingdom to another people. | And they went about from nation to nation, From one kingdom to another people. |
He would not let anyone do them wrong; he even kept back kings because of them, | He suffered no man to do them wrong; Yea, he reproved kings for their sakes, |
Saying, Put not your hand on those who have been marked with my holy oil, and do my prophets no wrong. | [Saying], Touch not mine anointed ones, And do my prophets no harm. |
And he took away all food from the land, so that the people were without bread. | And he called for a famine upon the land; He brake the whole staff of bread. |
He sent a man before them, even Joseph, who was given as a servant for a price: | He sent a man before them; Joseph was sold for a servant: |
His feet were fixed in chains; his neck was put in iron bands; | His feet they hurt with fetters: He was laid in [chains of] iron, |
Till the time when his word came true; he was tested by the word of the Lord. | Until the time that his word came to pass, The word of Jehovah tried him. |
The king sent men to take off his chains; even the ruler of the people, who let him go free. | The king sent and loosed him; Even the ruler of peoples, and let him go free. |
He made him lord of his house, and ruler over everything he had; | He made him lord of his house, And ruler of all his substance; |
To give his chiefs teaching at his pleasure, and so that his law-givers might get wisdom from him. | To bind his princes at his pleasure, And teach his elders wisdom. |
Then Israel came into Egypt, and Jacob was living in the land of Ham. | Israel also came into Egypt; And Jacob sojourned in the land of Ham. |
And his people were greatly increased, and became stronger than those who were against them. | And he increased his people greatly, And made them stronger than their adversaries. |
Their hearts were turned to hate against his people, so that they made secret designs against them. | He turned their heart to hate his people, To deal subtly with his servants. |
He sent Moses, his servant, and Aaron, the man of his selection. | He sent Moses his servant, [And] Aaron whom he had chosen. |
He let his signs be seen among the people, and his wonders in the land of Ham. | They set among them his signs, And wonders in the land of Ham. |
He sent black night and made it dark; and they did not go against his word. | He sent darkness, and made it dark; And they rebelled not against his words. |
At his word their waters were turned to blood, and he sent death on all their fish. | He turned their waters into blood, And slew their fish. |
Their land was full of frogs, even in the rooms of the king. | Their land swarmed with frogs In the chambers of their kings. |
He gave the word, and there came the dog-fly, and insects over all the land. | He spake, and there came swarms of flies, And lice in all their borders. |
He gave them ice for rain, and flaming fire in their land. | He gave them hail for rain, [And] flaming fire in their land. |
He gave their vines and their fig-trees to destruction, and the trees of their land were broken down. | He smote their vines also and their fig-trees, And brake the trees of their borders. |
At his word the locusts came, and young locusts more than might be numbered, | He spake, and the locust came, And the grasshopper, and that without number, |
And put an end to all the plants of their land, taking all the fruit of the earth for food. | And did eat up every herb in their land, And did eat up the fruit of their ground. |
He put to death the first child of every family in the land, the first-fruits of their strength. | He smote also all the first-born in their land, The chief of all their strength. |
He took his people out with silver and gold: there was not one feeble person among them. | And he brought them forth with silver and gold; And there was not one feeble person among his tribes. |
Egypt was glad when they went; for the fear of them had come down on them. | Egypt was glad when they departed; For the fear of them had fallen upon them. |
A cloud was stretched over them for a cover; and he sent fire to give light in the night. | He spread a cloud for a covering, And fire to give light in the night. |
At the people's request he sent birds, and gave them the bread of heaven for food. | They asked, and he brought quails, And satisfied them with the bread of heaven. |
His hand made the rock open, and the waters came streaming out; they went down through the dry places like a river. | He opened the rock, and waters gushed out; They ran in the dry places [like] a river. |
For he kept in mind his holy word, and Abraham, his servant. | For he remembered his holy word, [And] Abraham his servant. |
And he took his people out with joy, the men of his selection with glad cries: | And he brought forth his people with joy, [And] his chosen with singing. |
And gave them the lands of the nations; and they took the work of the peoples for a heritage; | And he gave them the lands of the nations; And they took the labor of the peoples in possession: |
So that they might keep his orders, and be true to his laws. Give praise to the Lord. | That they might keep his statutes, And observe his laws. Praise ye Jehovah. Psalm 106 |